Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD Rallies Past 200 And 50-day SMAs

Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD Rallies Past 200 And 50-day SMAs

  ↵Image Source: Pixabay Silver’s price stages a comeback, rising above the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at $30.32 and eyeing a break of the 100-day SMA. At the time of writing, the XAG/USD trades at $30.64, having gained over 2.64% on Wednesday. XAG/USD Price Forecast: Technical outlook On its way toward its current price, XAG/USD cleared […]
This Rally Is The Hallmark Of A Volatile Market

This Rally Is The Hallmark Of A Volatile Market

Image Source: Pixabay We got a rally today. Not the rally, but a rally. The S&P was up nearly 2% when I recorded this, and the Nasdaq was rockin’ more than 2.5% to the upside.We can chalk this up to CPI this morning; traders read the tea leaves and decided inflation had cooled off and it was […]
Stocks Rock As Rates Drop Following The December CPI Report

Stocks Rock As Rates Drop Following The December CPI Report

The CPI was pretty much as expected, with the headline at 0.4% m/m and 2.9% y/y. Some final data movement pushed the core CPI estimates to 0.3% m/m, and that caused the miss when the results came in at 0.2%. But again, it is hard to say it was a surprise or that suddenly things […]
Inflation, Soft Landing, January Trend Trade Working Out

Inflation, Soft Landing, January Trend Trade Working Out

Banks did it again-and many believe they will continue to outshine with a soft landing–but is that still the case? CPI and PPI numbers may have come out softer, but the Empire ISM numbers show not only a shrinkage in productivity, but also that prices paid reached an 8-month high, while the outlook for the next 6 months […]
Are German Government Bond Yields Changing 44 Year Trend?

Are German Government Bond Yields Changing 44 Year Trend?

Image Source: Pexels Interest rates continue to dominate our recent research. And rightfully so. Big swings in interest rates have ramifications for the domestic and global economy.Whether it is falling bond yields / interest rates in China (as we highlighted last week) or rising bond yields / interest rates in the U.S. (as we highlighted this week), it […]
Financials Get Q4 Earnings Off To A Good Start

Financials Get Q4 Earnings Off To A Good Start

Q4 earnings kicked off with five of the biggest companies within the financial sector. JP Morgan (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC), Goldman Sachs (GS), Blackrock (BLK), and Citigroup (C) all reported results this morning. All five beat earnings estimates, with Goldman and JPM providing the biggest upside surprise.Three of five beat on sales estimates, while WFC […]
Rates Spark: Don’t Expect The Relief To Last Long

Rates Spark: Don’t Expect The Relief To Last Long

The US CPI number was okay, as it was better than expected. But it was not a good report. US CPI inflation is still running at around 3%. It is, however, providing Treasuries with an excuse to do some downside testing for yields. We doubt it goes too far, as there is not the ammunition […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Dovish CPI

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Dovish CPI

As you may have heard the CPI number for US consumer inflation came in dovish this morning.Stocks rallied like it was 1999. Or 1929.JP Morgan led the banking sector higher with record trading profits.What a surprise.Bitcoin took back 100,000.There will be a stock option expiration on Friday.VIX fell down smashing into its moving averages.Gold and silver […]
Nasdaq Snaps Losing Streak On Inflation, Bank Earnings

Nasdaq Snaps Losing Streak On Inflation, Bank Earnings

All three major indexes enjoyed healthy session wins, following this morning’s cooler-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) reading. Bank earnings have been all the rage as well, with numerous big names sharing upbeat results for the fourth quarter. Today’s pop helped the tech-heavy Nasdaq snap its five-day skid. Plus, the S&P 500 and Dow each marked a third-straight gain with […]
Strong Upward Pressure On The Cost Of Food, What’s In Your Basket?

Strong Upward Pressure On The Cost Of Food, What’s In Your Basket?

CPI and PPI food Indexes from BLS, chart by Mish The price of food away from home closely track the PPI. And the PPI shows rising pressure on prices.CPI Food Index Levels at Home vs AwayCPI Food Indexes from BLS, home vs away, chart by MishFrom January 2021 through December 2022, the trend line slope […]